Freight Train Heart

Infobox Album
Name = Freight Train Heart
Type = studio
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Artist = Jimmy Barnes


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Released = 1987
Recorded = Power Station Studios, New York City & Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney
Genre = Hard rock
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Language = English
Label = Flagicon|AUS Mushroom Records
Producer = Jonathan Cain, Mike Stone, Desmond Child
Reviews = [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifwxql5ldke Allmusic.com] Rating|4.5|5
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Chronology =
Last album = "For The Working Class Man" (1985)
This album = "Freight Train Heart"
Next album = "Barnestorming" (1988)
Misc = Singles
Name = Freight Train Heart
Type = studio
single 1 = Too Much Ain't Enough Love
single 1 date = December 1987
single 2 = Driving Wheels
single 2 date =
single 3 = Still On Your Side
single 3 date =
single 4 = Waitin' for the Heartache
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"Freight Train Heart" is an album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, released in late 1987 in Australia by Mushroom Records and in early 1988 in the US by Geffen. It spent 5 weeks at the top of the Australian Album charts in Dec 1987 / Jan 1988. Most of the tracks were written by Barnes and producer Jonathan Cain, however "Waitin' for the Heartache" was co-written by Barnes and Desmond Childand "Walk On" was co-written by Child and ex Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner. Two songs were also written with Jim Vallance. According to Vallance, Cain also contributed "later" [ [http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-folder/songs-folder-may-27/pg-song-barnes-lessons-in.html Jim Vallance Discography] ] , most likely during the recording process. "Seven Days" was a Ron Wood track originally written for him by Bob Dylan. This was the last song recorded for the album, and features INXS drummer Jon Farriss, bassist Chris Bailey and Rick Brewster from The Angels. Brewster, Johnny Diesel, Peter Kekell and The Angels' Jim Hilbun were all hired after Barnes returned with the uncompleted master tapes from the initial recording sessions at the Power Station in New York, where he had fought for creative control with both Cain and Geffen Records [Creswell, Toby "Jimmy Barnes: Too Much Ain't Enough"] . The album was completed at Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney with Mike Stone producing. Other guests to contribute include Huey Lewis, who provides backing vocals and harmonica on "I Wanna Get Started With You", Wendy Matthews and David Glen Eisley of the melodic hard rock band Giuffria.

Track listing

#"Driving Wheels" (Barnes/Cain/Roberts)
#"Seven Days" (Dylan)
#"Too Much Ain't Enough Love" (Barnes/Cain/Schon/Jackson/Brock)
#"Do or Die" (Barnes/Cain)
#"Waitin' for the Heartache" (Barnes/Child)
#"Last Frontier" (Barnes/Cain)
#"I Wanna Get Started with You" (Barnes/Cain/Schon)
#"I'm Still on Your Side" (Barnes/Vallance/Cain)
#"Lessons in Love" (Barnes/Vallance/Neall/Cain)
#"Walk On" (Child/Turner)

Chart positions

Credits

* Vocals - Jimmy Barnes
* Guitar - Neal Schon, Johnny Diesel, Rick Brewster, John McCurry
* Bass - Randy Jackson, Chris Bailey, Jim Hilbun
* drums - Tony Brock, Jon Farriss, Jerry Marotta
* Keyboards, piano - Jonathan Cain, Peter Kekell, Gregg Mangiafico
* Synthesizer - Chuck Kentis
* Harmonica - Huey Lewis
* Steel guitar - David Lindley
* Backing vocals - Jimmy Barnes, Huey Lewis, Wendy Matthews, David Glen Eisley, Johnny Diesel, Dave Amato, Lynette Stephens, Jim Hilbun, Walter Hawkins, Shawn Murphy, Vanetta Fields

References

succession box
before = "Man of Colours" by Icehouse
title = Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
years = December 21 1987 - January 24 1988
after = "Wired World of Sports" by The Twelfth Man